Race 7 (671)
THE HAPPY VALLEY VASE (HANDICAP) Rating:85+ 1800m Happy Valley Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 10 | RAINBOW CHIC (P118) | C Y Ho | TT | Crowded out at start, allowed to find feet settling 3-back, the fence. Blocked for run 400m, shifted out abruptly 250m bumping another, finished strongly. |
| 2 | 1 | PURE CHAMPION (M178) | G Mosse | TT | Taken forward from good draw to hold box seat behind leader. Peeled out 3-wide entering straight, led 250m, swamped final stages. |
| 3 | 9 | OUTDOOR PEGASUS (L173) | K C Leung | SR/TT | Ridden up 3-wide before sitting outside leader first turn and back stretch. Grabbed lead entering straight, kept on steadily. |
| 4 | 7 | ENDOWING (N371) | M L Yeung | P | Taken forward from wide draw but trapped 3-4 wide before first turn. Covered extra ground final turn, bumped 250m, kept on one paced. |
| 5 | 5 | WILLIE CAZALS (N119) | M Chadwick | H | Settled at rear soon after start, not happy with slow pace and moved closer first turn and back stretch. Swung wide entering straight, kept on without threatening. |
| 6 | 8 | BEAUTY LEAD (N209) | K C Ng | TT | Slow into stride then ridden to take forward position but held 3-wide without cover from 1400m. Made ground early straight, tiring final strides. |
| 7 | 11 | VICTOR DELIGHT (M121) | Y T Cheng | TT | Jumped straight to the front from inside draw, then slowed pace to a crawl from 1200m. Picked up tempo final turn, but one paced final 400m. |
| 8 | 12 | BUSINESS AS USUAL (M057) | T Berry | H | Began well, racing alongside early leader to first turn before slipping 1-back, 1-off back stretch. Started to give ground on entering straight. |
| 9 | 2 | PACKING OK (L372) | T Angland | H2/TT | Hard ridden early to hold position in midfield along back stretch. Switched out 400m to make run but only one-paced. |
| 10 | 3 | IRIAN (L187) | O Doleuze | H | Not rushed and settled towards rear. Not suited by slow pace and went forward but wide turning for home. One-paced final 400m. |
| 11 | 6 | MIZANI (P124) | R Fourie | SR | Held in midfield early, not suited slow tempo and came off and on bridle back stretch. Flat footed turn when tempo increased, one-paced in straight. Blood in trachea. |
| 12 | 4 | LIBERATOR (L240) | W C Marwing | B/TT | Hard ridden from wide draw but failed to muster and slipped to rear by first turn. Dropped to last turning for home and plodded final 400m. |
| B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
| CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
| PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
| TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
| "1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |